Drinkwell All-ceramic Avalon & Pagoda Fountains

I recently shared with you the Drinkwell Lotus Fountain, which is a beautiful and functional design, however, the center portion of the Lotus fountain is plastic, while only the outer parts are ceramic. I visited the Drinkwell booth at the Global Pet Expo, and saw two new fountain designs that are 100% ceramic. They are slightly more expensive than the Lotus, so I’m assuming the plastic portion was a cost cutting decision, but I’m glad to see the new all-ceramic fountains.

The circular design shown above is the Avalon Ceramic Pet Fountain and the rectangular version is the Pagoda Ceramic Pet Fountain. Each one hold 70 ounces of water and both designs feature dual free-falling water streams. The upper and lower dishes provide two drinking areas and the all-ceramic design is more hygenic than plastic fountains that can harbor bacteria. A replaceable charcoal filter keeps water fresh and the clean modern design will add a beautiful water feature to your home.

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My first, beloved cat, Ernie, had a deep love of water, whether in bird baths, flowing from a faucet, in a vase of flowers, as dew on plants or in a container being used by a human. He would have LOVED this!

Measurements are all over the place on line. Some vendors list both as 9×13, didn’t make sense.

BTW, their CS is good and easy to get through to talk to someone. I called them last year when checking if a heated cat bed was part of a recall. It was not, but they sent me a new cord/plug at no charge when I ordered a second bed from them after mentioning my cat had chewed the cord (and stopped when we put a cover on it).

I have been using the original plastic fountains for years and have been hoping for an all ceramic version. I will definitely be getting one of these. I have been lucky that none of my cats got the feline acne that is so common using plastic bowls and dishes. This is the last plastic cat item that I have. The new ceramic fountains are so much more stylish as well. Can’t wait to switch!

I bought a Drinkwell fountain for my cats two times, and both times the fountains broke after few months of use, even if I took care to clean and handle them properly following the istructions. As far as my experience goes, I believe the Drinkwell fountains are a bit overrated and the price is way too high. Now I stick to Catit, they are less costly and they have spare parts on sale, so eventually you don’t have to thrash the whole device when something breaks (which never happened so far!).

Where does the cord come out on this unit? Do they have replacement pumps for it? That was one the issues with the Lotus. The 360 stainless has a replaceable pump and the cord comes out over the top of the bowl. No hole in the Bowl for the cord means no chance of leaks.

If anyone is using one the Avalon or pagoda, please let me know. Thanks

I have the Avalon and love it! I think it saved the life of my cat who was getting very dehydrated and getting complications from that. I started looking around for a replacement motor/pump just to have as a spare but didn’t see one for that model. I would like to have that option. That speaks to one part of SRINFLA’s year+ question. The other part is that the bowl has a column in the center. It is all one-piece so no chance of leaking unless it breaks. The cord goes up and down this and is held in place with a clever little sleeve. The “tower” is the second ceramic part you see rising from the center and that sets over the pump and the middle column to hide all that.

I have the Avalon and my cat loves it. I still have problems with leaking. I try to make sure it seals after cleaning but that doesn’t always work. I do love the easy cleaning and the look. Any advise would be appreciated so I can continue to use it.